Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

June 24, 2016 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

The United Kingdom remains in collective shock as the largely unexpected result of the EU referendum will see the UK depart the European Union. As markets react to the many questions being asked by policy makers and financial firms, participants in the alternative finance sector… Read More

June 24, 2016 @ 8:35 am By JD Alois  |  

As the world continues to wonder what exactly the Brexit means for the UK and global economies, alternative finance leaders are jumping in with their perspective. Property  Partner, a prominent real estate crowdfunding platform, is circulating a note on the decision to depart Europe. Daniel Gandesha,… Read More

June 24, 2016 @ 7:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Assetz Capital is “optimistic” following the decision by UK citizens to depart the EU.  The leave vote has, in their opinion, created an opportunity; “Brexit will create a big opportunity for Assetz Capital’s investors as bank interest rates on business loan… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of Pride Month, Indiegogo has introduced a list of crowdfunding campaigns that support those in the LGBTQIA community on its sister site, Generosity. The global crowdfunding portal revealed on Twitter: For #Pride month we are spotlighting #LGBTQ#entrepreneurs & the impact on their communities… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

GoFundMe announced last week that athletes are taking to its global crowdfunding platform to raise funds as they prepare to make their way to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics. The funding portal revealed over the past several months, nearly 100 athletes have raised nearly $400,000 as… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 1:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lending platform Prosper announced on Wednesday the unveiling of its new (and improved) retail investor experience. Stephen Smyth, director of product of Prosper, shared details about the new experience: “As the needs of investors continue to evolve, two things remain paramount – they want to… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 10:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Co-founder and chief development officer of Indiegogo, Danae Ringelmann, recently sat down with CNBC to discuss the global crowdfunding platform’s growth over the years along with its beginning failures. During the interview, Ringelmann revealed that the funding portal was indeed rejected 90 times by venture capitalists before… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 9:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform PeerStreet announced on Wednesday that it has reached several major growth milestones. The funding portal shared it has funded more than $75 million, with thousands of investors now active on its site, and returned $25 million to investors with zero losses to… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 8:50 am By JD Alois  |  

In a public statement referencing the Brexit, the CEO and founder of auxmoney, the largest German P2P lender, pointed to the current environment of high-volatility in markets and the contrasting, relative stability of investing in P2P loans. Reflecting the Brexit,Raffael Johnen stated; “Especially in this environment, P2P loans… Read More

June 22, 2016 @ 2:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the closing of Invesdor’s recent self-running crowdfunding campaign, which raised €1.2M, CEO of the funding portal, Lasse Mäkelä, discusses the initiative’s success. Invesdor, founded in 2012, launched as an equity crowdfunding platform but has since expanded into other products and other markets. Today, the funding platform offers… Read More

June 22, 2016 @ 1:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, small business lending platform Lendio announced it was recognized as a Great Place to Work by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work. Lendio stated that it earned this credential based on extensive ratings provided by its employees in anonymous surveys. Brock Blake, CEO… Read More

June 22, 2016 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform CoAssets (NSX:CAX) announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Chew Siang Chee as its new CIO. Chee is known as winner of Asia’s Best Treasurer at the Corporate Treasurer Marquee Awards 2015 and has expertise in cross-border currency transactions. Chee, commented: “Prior to my… Read More

June 22, 2016 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise has recently launched multiple “eREITs”, under Regulation A+, to provide broad access to all investors in a diversified portfolio of real estate. In a recent update to registered investors, Fundrise announced the launch of new feature that allows investors to redeem… Read More

June 22, 2016 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital has formed a strategic relationship with FundBay, a deal matching platform.  As part of the relationship, Assetz Capital has created some new commercial mortgage products. According to Assetz Capital, the company has been collaborating with the Fundbay team in the development these new loan products for… Read More

June 22, 2016 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With just two days left until its Crowdfunder UK campaign comes to an end, Scotland’s GlenWyvis Distillery has secured over £1.4 million from 1200 investors. As previously reported, GlenWyvis Distillery Community Benefit Society, based in the historic Highland town of Dingwall, is hoping to realize its long-held ambition to… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 4:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anytime I hear about getting “something for nothing” I pause and immediately question the premise of the offer. So when I was first introduced to Ziero Financial I was more than a bit intrigued. Ziero’s business model is to offer free credit to borrows. Does it… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Australia’s equity crowdfunding platform VentureCrowd announced the closing of Clearstate’s recent deal, which secured $1 million in four hours. The end-to-end property development company took to the funding portal to raise $900,000 for residential property development in Sydney. According to a press release provided… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 12:55 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

 Today the Chairman of GLI Alternative Finance, a fund owned in part by GLI Finance, Norman Crighton stepped down with immediate effect, according to StockMarketWire. Richard Hills, a non-executive director, will replace Crighton as chairman. GLI Alternative Finance also appointed Ken Hillen, a former head of commercial… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 12:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunding platform Watsi has formed a new partnership with healthcare payments technology company Patientco to fund medical procedures throughout the world. According to the new partners, Patientco will pay it forward by donating $5 to Watsi for every attendee badge scanned at its 2016 Annual National Institute of the… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

“This is at the heart of reinventing the business model for financial services. It means challenging the existing models for investment management, marketing, pricing, sales and even customer support, to better align interests between the business and its customers. We want to ensure that we… Read More